NEWS

SCRAPPAGE should be continued reckon nearly 2 in 3 Brit new car buyers in a recent survey.

Carmony.co.uk said that well over 70 percent of Brits liked the scheme and understood how it worked.
Furthermore, over half reckoned it had the desired effect and had encouraged people to buy a new car during the recession.
However, fewer than [...]

HYUNDAI and SEAT continue to showcase new ideas for car buyers with groundbreaking new developments.
Innovative Hyundai has introduced a cherished car disposal service for sentimental car owners.
Using special ‘Garages of Rest’, the new offer humanely dismantles cars, or bury them in special beauty spots and public parks around the UK.
The full burial service conveniently [...]

HONDA car dealer Kevin Adams has saved an immaculate Porsche from being destroyed under the scrappage scheme.

The Brayley Honda sales manager rescued the 70,000-mile coupe from the crusher and has added it to his classic fleet.
It was just in the nick of time too, he explained. It was only by chance that he spotted it [...]

SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt has praised the ‘largely self-funding’ UK scrappage scheme.
Today, the scheme draws to a close, after providing what Everitt says was a crucial boost.
‘The Scrappage Incentive Scheme has given a much needed stimulus to the UK motor industry boosting sales and production volumes, protecting thousands of jobs in retail and manufacturing.
‘Around [...]

SCRAPPAGE will come to an end TODAY as final funds for the successful Government scheme are used up.
The industry-boosting scheme is set to go down in history as a landmark in the UK car dealer world.
Up to 400,000 new car buyers have been helped into new cars, but the significant of the scheme could be [...]

NISSAN is offering a minimum £2k trade-in deal against any new British-built car as scrappage ends.
The new trade-in deal sees eligibility extended to cars 7 years or older – that’s motors registered on or before 31 August 2003.
As ever, the deal requires cars to have a valid MOT, and also have been owned by the [...]

SWAPPAGE schemes continue to grow with Skoda the latest firm to introduce its post-scrappage scheme.
‘Happy Swapping’ is available to buyers of Skodas trading in a 52-plate car or older.
This will save them at least £2k, which takes the entry price for the brand down to £7340.
Head of Skoda Operations David Ovenden said the new scheme [...]

MAZDA is launching a simple post-scrappage deal for customers that eliminates the need for a trade-in motor.
This, says Mazda director Mark Cameron, ‘ensures anyone who wants to buy a new Mazda can benefit from a great deal’.
To remove ‘discrimination’ now scrappage funds have run out, the firm plans to market a range of model-specific offers. [...]

SCRAPPAGE incentives drawing to a close could put the car market recovery at risk reports JATO Dynamics.

The intelligence firm points to the German car market as evidence of this.
Since the end of scrappage scheme, German sales are down 29.8 percent – and the market has AGAIN been outsold by Italy…
… which still has a scrappage [...]

VAUXHALL is launching a special series of lower-priced Expression models with cuts of up to £3675.

‘Almost all’ Vauxhall model ranges are now boosted by the lead-in entry-level models, which are badged either Expression or ES.
The firm says it is doing it to attract buyers who previously thought Vauxhalls were too expensive. However, it is keeping [...]